Carton and blank therefor



Sept. 1, 1964 A. E. HoDAPP 3,146,936

CARTON AND BLANK THEREFOR Filed July 5, 1962 INVENTOR.

B s @Myij' United States Patent 3,146,936 CARTQN AND BLANK THEREFORArmand E. Hodapp, Naperville, Ill., assignor to Ferguson- Lander BoxCo., a corporation of Illinois Filed July 5, 1962, Ser. No. 207,635 2Claims. (Cl. 229-51) This invention relates to a food carton and, moreparticularly, a carton of paperboard or the like allowing easier removalof ice cream type products and a blank therefor.

As presently known, paperboard cartons for ice cream type productseither are openable at an end or may be opened by movement of a topcover panel. In the latter instance, the top cover panel is pivotallyconnected to the back Wall of the carton so that the entire top panelopens. This renders it diiiicult to rmly grip the carton while a productis being removed therefrom, as by dipping, and the carton tends to twistwhen partly empty.

An object of this invention is to provide a new and improved cartonproviding easier removal of a product therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide a carton as defined in thepreceding paragraph in which the structure providing easier removal ofthe product from the carton also provides added rigidity for the cartonto eliminate side-to-side twisting of the carton during removal of aproduct.

A further object of the invention is to provide a carton blank which canbe set up to form the carton having the improved results set forth aboveand in which adjacent carton blanks can be nested together to reduce toa minimum the amount of carton material used for a blank.

Further objects and advantages will become apparent from the followingdetailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawingsin which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective elevational view of a closed v carton lookingtoward a front corner thereof;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view looking toward a rear corner of thecarton with the carton open and a persons hand shown holding the carton;

FIG. 3 is a plan View of a carton blank on an enlarged scale and with afragmentary part of an adjacent carton blank shown adjacent thereto;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary perspective elevational view 0f a carton with analternate form of sealing; and

FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4 showing still another form of sealingof a carton.

While this invention is susceptible of embodiment in many differentforms, there is shown in the drawings and will herein be described indetail an embodiment of the invention, together with modificationsthereof, with the understanding that the present disclosure is to beconsidered as an exemplication of the principles of the invention and isnot intended to limit the invention to the embodiments illustrated. Thescope of the invention will be pointed out in the appended claims.

The carton of this invention is indicated generally at 10 in FIGS. 1 and2 and is formed from a carton blank of suitable material such aspaperboard which is indicated generally at 11 in FIG. 3. An adjacentcarton blank is indicated generally at 12 in FIG. 3.

This invention relates primarily to the top panel construction and, asshown in FIGS. l and 2, the top is composed of two panels or sections 13and 14. As more fully described hereinafer, the top panel 13 is securedto the remainder of the carton to form an integral part thereof whilethe top panel 14 may be opened as shown in FIG. 2 to permit access tothe contents of the carton. The top panel 13, which is secured to theremainder of the carton, aids in grasping the carton by a hand of auser, as shown in FIG. 2, and imparts additional rigidityv to thecarton.

Reference is now made to the carton blank 11 shown in FIG. 3. The cartonblank has a bottom panel 15 to which afront wall panel 16 and a rearWall panel 17 are scoringly connected by score lines 18 and 19,respectively. The top panel 13 is scoringly connected to the rear panel17 by a score line 20. The top panels 13 and 14 are pivotally connectedtogether along a score line 21. The bottom panel 15 has at its oppositeends a pair of end closing llaps 25 and 26 connected to the panel byscore lines 27 and 28, respectively. The front panel 16 has a pair offlaps at its opposite ends with the flap 29 being secured thereto by ascore line 30 and a ap 31 being secured thereto by a score line 32.

The rear wall panel has a pair of aps 32 and 33 secured thereto by scorelines 34 and 35, respectively. In setting up the carton, the front panel16 and the rear panel 17 are folded into parallel relation and normal tothe bottom panel 15. The top panels 13 and 14 are folded to a positionto overlie the bottom panel 15 and the carton is then held in assembledrelation by carton sealing means. This carton sealing means as shown inthe embodiment of FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 includes a panel 4) scoringlyconnected by a score line 41 to the top panel 14 and a glue strip 42which is glued to the front panel 16 as shown in FIG. l and secured tothe panel 40 by a tear strip 43. Upon tearing oif of the tear strip 43,the top panel 14 and its connected panel 40 are free to move to an openposition, as shown in FIG. 2.

The ends of the carton are formed by rst folding in the flaps 25 and 26that are connected to the bottom panel 15 and then folding the end Wallaps 29 and 32 into overlapped relation at one end and the end wall flaps31 and 33 into overlapped relation at the opposite end. The front wallaps 29 and 31 are disposed inside the rear wall aps 32 and 33 and theflaps at each end are glued together to complete the closure of thecarton.

The top panel 13 has a pair of tags 45 and 46 at opposite ends thereofscoringly connected to the panel by score lines 47 and 48, respectively.The top panel 14 has a pair of tabs 49 and 50 at opposite ends connectedto the panel by score lines 51 and 52, respectively. The pair of tabs atone end of the top panels are severably connected along a line 53between the tabs 45 and 49 and a line 54 between tabs 46 and 50. Thetabs 45, 46, 49 and 50 are folded down over the ends of the carton andthe tabs 45 and 46 are glued to the end walls of the carton. The tabs 49and 50 are glued to a pair of tabs 60 and 61 respectively which arefolded along respective score lines 62 and 63 to underlie the tabs 49and 50 and form part of the openable top. Portions of the tear strip 43and end tabs 65 and 66 for the glue panel or strip 42 also extend aroundthet ends of the carton with the latter also being glued to the carton.

With the described construction, a completely sealed carton is formedand the top panel 13 not only imparts added strength to the carton toprevent side-to-side twisting, but also facilitates grasping of thecarton. When the carton is to be opened, the tear strip 43 is torn offwhich frees the top panel 14 for opening movement and when the carton isto be closed the top along with the parts secured thereto may be foldedback to the position shown in FIG. l.

In the embodiment of FIG. 4, the carton is indicated at 10A and issimilar to the carton of the embodiment shown in FIGS. l to 3 exceptthat a straight glue strip 70 is attached to a panel 71 corresponding tothe panel 40 of FIG. 1.

In the embodiment of FIG. 5, a carton indicated generally at 10B has aglue strip 72 which is spot glued in secured position and is connectedto a panel 73 corresponding to the panel 40 of the construction shown inFIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, the blank is designed to allow a nesting of adjacentblanks. The adjacent blank indicated generally at 12 corresponding tothe blank 11 is shown in nested relation and the only lost material arestrips 81 and 82.

It Will be readily apparent that the dispensing area can be increased ordecreased as desired by the location f the score line 21 between the toppanels 13 and 14.

I claim:

1. In combination with a carton formed from an integral blank havingbottom, front and rear panels each having end tabs securable together toform the end walls of an erected carton, said carton having a top panelse- Cured to the rear panel, there being a scoreline between the toppanel and the rear panel to provide a hinge for the top panel, theimprovement which comprises a pair of aps integrally connected to thetop panel at the ends thereof, said aps being securable to the end wallsto hold the top panel in closed position, each of said ilaps beingprovided with a line of weakness extending diagonally from the free edgeof the flap to said scoreliue with the flaps being severable along saidline of weakness as the top panel is pivoted about said hinge.

2. In combination with a carton formed from an integral blank havingbottom, front and rear panels each having end tabs securable together toform the end walls of an erected carton, said carton having a top panelsecured to the rear panel, there being a scoreline intermediate thefront and rear edges of the top panel to provide a hinge for the frontportion of said top panel, the improvement which comprises a pair of apsintegrally connected to the top panel at the ends thereof, said flapsbeing securable to the end walls to hold the top panel in closedposition, each of said flaps being provided with a line of weaknessextending diagonally from the free edge of the ap to said scoreline withthe tlaps being severable along said line of weakness as the frontportion of the top panel is pivoted about said hinge.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,218,509 Goodyear Oct. 22, 1940 2,314,849 Sullivan et al. Mar. 23, 19432,331,651 Broeren Oct. 12, 1943 2,955,000 Vohden Oct. 4, 1960 2,968,431Pellaton Jan. 17, 1961 3,000,548 Frazier Sept. 19, 1961 3,019,959Skowronski Feb. 6, 1962

1. IN COMBINATION WITH A CARTON FORMED FROM AN INTEGRAL BLANK HAVINGBOTTOM, FRONT AND REAR PANELS EACH HAVING END TABS SECURABLE TOGETHER TOFORM THE END WALLS OF AN ERECTED CARTON, SAID CARTON HAVING A TOP PANELSECURED TO THE REAR PANEL, THERE BEING A SCORELINE BETWEEN THE TOP PANELAND THE REAR PANEL TO PROVIDE A HINGE FOR THE TOP PANEL, THE IMPROVEMENTWHICH COMPRISES A PAIR OF FLAPS INTEGRALLY CONNECTED TO THE TOP PANEL ATTHE ENDS THEREOF, SAID FLAPS BEING SECURABLE TO THE END WALLS TO HOLDTHE TOP PANEL IN CLOSED POSITION, EACH OF SAID FLAPS BEING PROVIDED WITHA LINE OF WEAKNESS EXTENDING DIAGONALLY FROM THE FREE EDGE OF THE FLAPTO SAID SCORELINE WITH THE FLAPS BEING SEVERABLE ALONG SAID LINE OFWEAKNESS AS THE TOP PANEL IS PIVOTED ABOUT SAID HINGE.